Originally Posted by
minimwage4
A lot of people from trans states are from the STL area where you can buy a house cheaper than a car. Because a car is more valuable to get out of STL than a house to live in. 35k in that area goes a long way.
Not intentionally trying to bash, just trying to figure out the numbers. 35K, after all taxes considered (including SS and medicare). Leaves you about 30K, maybe less. For a family of three, it's too much for government assistance. I can't balance the budget with only the basics included. Basics for me includes a little personal savings, 401K deduction, kids college, mortgage, property tax, utilities, health/life/car insurance, food, clothing, misc kids expenses, misc repair/replacement of necessities.
I guess if you can all that and more on a $35K/yr budget, you must be living like a KING on $52K/yr working for the postal service with good insurance/retirement plans compared to TSA.
Good luck either way.